Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Extracurricular Activities
References
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Neha Jat

Te Aro,Wellington

Summary

Hi, my name is Neha, and I'm 20 years old. I'm currently working for James Cook hotel, grand chancellor in Wellington as a food and beverage attendant. My areas of expertise within the job lie in being a great F&B with proven success by training new employees after only working there for just 1 month. I excel in fast-paced environments, providing great customer service and doing everything in my ability to provide great work ethic. I love working under pressure and have learned so many skills over the years and I'm always open to further opportunities.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Food and Beverage Attendant

James Cook Hotel - Grand chancellor
Te Aro, Wellington
10.2025 - Current

Provided excellent customer service in fast-paced dining environment, trained new staff on service protocols and restaurant policies effectively, greeted customers promptly and courteously, took orders accurately, and served food and drinks efficiently, demonstrated proficient knowledge of menus, services and promotions to assist customers and team members.

Kitchen and catering assistant

St John's life care. Heritage lifecare
Silverstrem
08.2025 - 10.2025

This position involved working closely with the chef which involved the following:

Catering food for the residents, serving them tea and meals throughout the day, doing the dishes, and keeping the kitchen clean. Knowing all the residents dietary and health requirements as that is the most important thing while working with very fragile adults.

Sales Agent/Team Leader

UWS and Kulture group
Te Aro, Wellington
01.2025 - 08.2025
  • Consistently achieved and exceeded individual sales targets through direct, face-to-face customer engagement across assigned territories.
  • Promoted to Team Leader in recognition of strong sales performance, leadership potential, and commitment to excellence.
  • Lead, mentor, and motivate sales representatives, providing hands-on training, performance feedback, and strategic support.
  • Organized team briefings and running training.
  • Played a key role in onboarding, helping to scale the team, and reduce turnover through proactive coaching and support.

Checkout Supervisor and Sco Assistant

Newtown Countdown
Wellington, Newtown
04.2024 - 01.2025
  • Handling the sales of Liquor and Tobacco
  • Solving customer inquiries and dealing with different conflicts every day
  • Being a team leader/player and making sure all team is up to date with new updates related to the store
  • Being able to work in a very busy and fast-paced environment

Checkout Supervisor

Countdown Springlands
Blenheim
04.2023 - 02.2024
  • I started working as a checkout supervisor in April and got my Liquor and Tobacco license, along with my First Aid certificate
  • This role required a lot of responsibilities and awareness, especially around alcohol and tobacco
  • Provided customer service by greeting and assisting customers and responding to customer inquiries and complaints.
  • Taking care of the roster, collaborating closely with store manager and ensuring checkout operators are up to date with all new information.

Waitress, Kitchenhand, and Front Counter

Watery Mouth Cafe
Blenheim
10.2023 - 12.2023
  • I started of at the front counter, while also being a kitchen hand and a waitress
  • These roles really taught me how different it is to work in hospitality compared to retail

Checkout Operator

Countdown Springlands
Blenheim
08.2021 - 03.2023

I firstly started as a long-life assistant on and than got offered checkout operator position by my manager because of my strong work ethic

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Fashion Design

Massey University
Wellington
11.2026

NCEA Level 3 -

Marlborough Girls College
Blenheim, NZ
12.2023

Skills

  • Customer service
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Leadership
  • Fast learner
  • Attention to detail
  • Punctual and reliable
  • Upselling strategies
  • Staff leadership
  • Menu knowledge
  • Employee training

Certification

• LCQ certificate, 12/04/23

• Retail Savvy Award, 03/01/23

• Creative hair and makeup, 09/01/23

• Promotion to team leader, 1/4/25 - UWS

• Stage 1 and 2, UWS

Extracurricular Activities

Stars Programme, Graeme Dingle Foundation Marlborough, Involved in the Stars programme in 2022 which is a mentoring programme run by the Graeme Dingle Foundation Marlborough. Selected as one of the senior peer mentors. This programme involved a regular commitment to plan, run, and evaluate mentoring sessions for a class of Year 9 students at Marlborough Girls College. Helped organise lessons on key life skills like goal setting, time management, good communication skills and building positive relationships. Received a Special Award for Leadership and Service STARS Award at the end of the year.

References

References available upon request

Timeline

Food and Beverage Attendant

James Cook Hotel - Grand chancellor
10.2025 - Current

Kitchen and catering assistant

St John's life care. Heritage lifecare
08.2025 - 10.2025

Sales Agent/Team Leader

UWS and Kulture group
01.2025 - 08.2025

Checkout Supervisor and Sco Assistant

Newtown Countdown
04.2024 - 01.2025

Waitress, Kitchenhand, and Front Counter

Watery Mouth Cafe
10.2023 - 12.2023

Checkout Supervisor

Countdown Springlands
04.2023 - 02.2024

Checkout Operator

Countdown Springlands
08.2021 - 03.2023

Bachelor of Arts - Fashion Design

Massey University

NCEA Level 3 -

Marlborough Girls College
Neha Jat